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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. D. BILLINGS, OF RUTLAND, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND GEORGE R.WEED, OF SAME PLAGE.

SELF-INKING STAMP.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 37,884, dated March l0,1863.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J. D. BILLINGS, of Rutland, in the county of Rutlandand State of Vermont, have invented a new and Improved Self-Inkin g Stampfor Stamping Labels,Oancel ing Papers, 85e. and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l is a vertical central section of 1nyinvention, taken in the line x, Fig. 2 5 Fig. 2, a horizontal section ofthe same, taken in the line y y, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a detached view of arod or shaft pertaining to the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate lcorrespondin g parts in theseveral figures.

This invention consists in having the stamp or raised surface which isto be printed from attached to a slide which has an ink-apron connectedto it, the slide being provided with a rack into which a toothed wheeloperated by a grooved plunger-rod works, the above parts being arrangedin connection with an inkroller and a pressure-pad in such a :mannerthat the stamp or raised surface to be printed from will be properlyinked and the pressure given by a single blow of the hand on theplunger-rod.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a cast-metal case, in which the principal parts of thedevice are fitted, andB is a slide which has a rack, A, attached to itsupper surface, said rack being fitted between parallel guides a a at theunder side ofthe top plate, b, of the case A and retained in properposition between said guides by means of plates c c, which projectunderneath the rack a triiie at each side. (See Fig. 2.) The guides a aproject beyond one end of the top of the case A in order to admit of theslide B being forced out beyond the case, an aperture, d, being. in theend of the case for that purpose, and the base or lower portion of thecase also projects out underneath and parallel with the guides a a, theobject of which will be pres ently shown. To the under surface of theslide B the stamp or raised surface D which is to be printed from issecured, and an inkapron, E, is also attached to the under side of theslide just behind the stamp D, said apron being of cloth or any suitablefabric which is slightly absorbent.

F is a toothed wheel, which gears into the rack O, and has a pin, e,which projects radially into its center opening, f. (See Fig. 2.)

G is a vertical shaft or rod, which passes through the center of thewheel F; This rod Ghas a straight groove, g, made longitudinally in it,and into this groove g a pin, h, is fitted, the latter being attached tothe top plate of the case A. Another groove, i, is also made in the rodG, the upper part of said groove being straight and the lower partcurved. (See Fig. 3.) Into this groove i the pin e of the toothed wheelF is fitted. (See Fig. 2.)

H is a lever, which is placed in the lower part of the case A, havingits fulcruln at J. The lower end of this lever projects underneath thelower end of the rod G, and the outer end of the lever has a ball, la,formed on it, which is fitted within a socket, l, in a vertical rod, I,which is placed in a tubular guide, J, in the part of the base of thecase which extends outward and underneath the ways a a. To the upper endofthe rod -I there is attached apad, K.

L is an ink-roller, the journals of which are fitted in the ends ofelastic rods M M, secured within the case A. These elastic rods M M areplaced in such a position that they will lhave a tendency to press theroller L upward against the stamp D and apron E where the latter areshoved out from the case A. The upper end of the rod G is provided witha knob, N, and a spiral spring, O, is placed on said rod, the springhaving a tendency to keep the rod elevated and the slide B with thestamp and apron within the case A.

Theoperation is as follows A suitable quantity of printers ink is placedon the apron E and the rod G is forced down several times by the hand,so that the slide B will be moved back and forth and the apron E passedover the roller N to distribute the ink evenly thereon. The paper to bestamped or printed is then laid on the pad K and the rod G forced downby the hand, and the slide B consequently shoved out from the case A,the slide being moved in consequence of the wheel F being turned by thecurved part of the groove i acting upon the pin e of the wheel and thelatter gearing into the rack C. The stamp is inked in passing over theroller L, and by the movement ofthe slide is brought directly over thepad K, and, the rod Gbein g still farther pressed down, the inner end ofthe lever H is pressed down and the outer end forced upward, and the padK forces the paper against the stam p, thereby producing the impression.It Will be perceived that When the slide B is forced out- Ward'from thecase A the pin e will be in the straight part of the groove t', and theWheel F Will remain stationary while the impression is being given.After the impression is given the spring O raises the rod G and bringsthe several parts to their original position. At each movement of theslide B it will be understood that the apron E distributes the ink onroller L. The pin h and the straight groove g in the rod G prevent thelatter from turning as it is forced down. It will be seen that by thissimple arrangement of parts a seltinking stampis obtained, the inkingand pressing or stamping operation bein gperformed at asin gleopera-tion, and when the deviceis notin usethe die and inking apparatusare all inclosed and fully protected from` dust.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The slide B, having the stamp D and apron E attached, and operatedthrough the medium of the wheel F, rack G, and groove-rod G, providedWitli the spring 0, in combination with the roller L, and thepressure-pad K, operated from the rod VG by means of the lever H, allarranged as shown, or in an equivalent Way, for the purpose herein setforth.

J. D. BILLINGS.

NVitnesses GHARLEs L. EARL, H. G. CLARK.

